This Week's Top Blu-ray Movie Releases - 19th May
Mid May sees the release of the following discs, including what's said to be one of the best looking Blu-ray transfers yet.
US Releases for 19th May.
A Bug's Life.
It's the Pixar movie which is often overshadowed by its better known brethren, but according to many, the beautiful transfer on to Blu-ray is likely to change that. The two-disc set has a digital copy and a selection of all-new animated sequences from the original treatment.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Skynet Edition.
It's the second outing for Terminator 2 on Blu-ray, this time featuring both cuts of the movie plus a DTS-HD audio track missing from the first release. Extras are culled from the many previous DVD editions.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Limited Skynet EndoSkull Edition.
Six discs are hidden inside a replica of the Terminator's endo-skeleton's skull. These discs are the new Skynet Blu-ray and the Extreme and Ultimate DVD editions. A digital copy is included too.
Valkyrie - Special Edition.
Bryan Singer's World War II movie with Tom Cruise includes a digital copy, a commentary with Cruise, Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, plus some featurettes on the style of the film.
My Bloody Valentine 3D.
A remake of one of the better slasher movies of the 80s, this time with the 3D process added even on the home release. A digital copy, commentary, a making-of featurette and BD-Live features are included as extras.
Fast Company.
Blue Underground give us the chance to catch up on the least-known of David Cronenberg's early movies.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
Featuring easily one of the most hateful cover-art images seen in years, this comedy stars Kevin James. A commentary and deleted scenes are among the extras.
The Machinist.
Brad Anderson's dark thriller is known for the skeletal appearance of its star Christian Bale, and this disc has several documentaries and deleted scenes.
Also out in the US this week is Enemy at the Gates, Three Days of the Condor and Paycheck. Follow the link for this weeks UK Blu-ray releases.
UK Releases for 18th May.
Underworld Trilogy.
A boxset featuring Underworld, Underworld: Evolution and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
Bride Wars.
Two versions are available, one with and one without a digital copy.
Defiance.
Momentum release this World War II epic with Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber.
Frost/Nixon.
Ron Howard's wonderful retelling of the world-famous interview between David Frost and Richard Nixon.
Machine Girl.
An HMV Exclusive release in the UK at this stage.
Being Human: Series One.
A vampire, a werewolf and a ghost go about their daily lives while living in a shared house in Bristol.
Also released in the UK are Tango and Cash and Assassin.
A Bugs Life and all other animated movies of this nature look amazing on Blu-ray. This format really comes into it's own with these types of films.
Posted by: Cheap Blu-Ray Films | May 20, 2009 at 12:05 PM